Apparatus for bagging confectionery products



Dec. 7, 1943.

A. H. BAYER ETAL APPARATUS FOR BAGGING CONFECTIONERY PRODUCTS Filed Sept. 17, 1942 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 38 rial. 12 1a 63 w 65 5? "w w a x 7 w #LF- ::w m m. Q g M Q Q Q a ML- w n 1" WE ml: "G g E w w m w m w w m Q Q mI I II I! H I:

INVENTORS Abraba m fiBa en .Be eta Gordon BY ATT Dec. 7, 1943. Q A.HTBAY'ER Elf AL APPARATUS FOR BAGGING CONFEGHONERY PRODUCTS Fild Sept.17, 1942 a sneet's-sheet 3 Ill!!! llllllllllllll A r Patented Dec. 7,1943 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE APPARATUS FOR BAGGING coNFEc- T-IONERYPRODUCTS Abraham'IL- Bayou-Schenectady, N Y., and Gordon Beyette, WestHaven, Conn., assignors-to -General Ice Cream Corporation, Schenectady,-N.Y.. a corporation of New York Application September 17,"1942, S erialNo. 458,698

14 Claims.

The present invention relates generally to article handling apparatus,and it has particular relation to apparatus forreceivinga plurality ofrows of stacked frozen confectionery products from a conventionalstickholder or spur plate and positioning theminto individualglassine-or a handle stick, the stick affords suitable means,

for handling and manipulating the edible portion during the baggingoperation, but when such confections are of the bar type, having nohandle stick, it is necessary for the operator to pick up eachconfection' by hand for insertion intoits respective bag, which handlingis highly objectionable froma sanitary standpoint.

I With the present invention all of the aforementioned disadvantageshave been obviated, and the apparatus is capable of receiving aplurality of rows of confections fromv a conventional stickholder orspur plate instacked relationship in a magazine, remove the bottomconfection'of each row and deliver it into its respectivebag, whereuponthe bagged confections are then discharged into a receiving chute fromwhich they are manually removed and boxed for delivery to the trade. Thepresent ap aratus may be built to any suitable size and, capacity,- asdesired; but

the size shown illustratively in the drawings is capable of baggingabout three thousand dozens of confections in an eight hour periodwithout requiring the individual confections to be handled in any waywhatsoever.

An object of the present invention is to provide in an eflicient,inexpensive and sanitary manner.

Another object of the invention is the pro- I vision of apparatus thatis capable of receiving a plurality of rows of :spaced confectioneryproducts froma conventional portable stickholder: or

inserted into individual bags in an efficient and sanitary manner with aminimum number. of operating steps.

.A further object of the invention is to provide an apparatus which iscapable of receiving a plurality of rows of spaced confections from asuitable portable manipulating carrier, deliver each of saidconfec-tionsto an individual bag .and

spurplate, whereupon they may be mechanically? insert thesame therein.withoutdamage to such vconfectionsor to the bags, and without requiringany manual assistance. from the operator.

Another 'object of the 'inventionis the provision of apparatus which iscapable .of receiving one or more rows of confectionery products froma-conventionalportable-carrier, deliver and position each ofsaidconfectionsinto individualbags independently of any of the otherconfections in the apparatus.

Atfurther object-of the invention is. to provide simple and inexpensiveapparatus for bagging confectionery productsmade wither without a handlestick, which doesnot require any-adjustment, attachments or alteration.for handling either type of product, but ,permits both types of productsto be handled interchangeably and simultaneously therein.

Another objector the-invention is to providean apparatus of thecharacter described with a suitable bagopening and holding-means whichis controlled only by movement .of .a confection therethrough, whereby abag will be. opened; and used only when aconfectionisready tobepositioned therein.

. A: further object of the invention is to provide suitable air'blowingmeans for opening a closed bag in :a bagmagazine when a confectionappreaches said magazine, for holding said-bag in open position in saidmagazine, for the insertion embodiment of the invention isshown,reference panying drawings, forming a part hereofyin which:

the "apparatus .;.sh'own in' ll'ig. ,1, ;;.showing in detailconfectionspositioned in-the-confection mag- Fig. is an enlargedlongitudinal fragmentary sectional view showing certain details of theconfection bagging mechanism shown in Fig. i;

Fig. 6 is another enlarged longitudinal sectional [0 at a heightsufiicient to permit passage of a confection 5D therebetween. While allof the confections 58 shown in the drawings for illustrative purposesare provided with a handle stick 52, it will be obvious that theapparatu is not limited, and that bar typepr-handleless confectionsmaybe bagged by the apparatus without requiring any adjustments,attachments or alterations since the handle stick 52 is not employed formanipulating the confections through the apparat us. The confectionmagazine 45 is subview of the confection bagging mechanism shown v inFig. 5, but illustrating the position of the various parts as aconfectionisbeing advanced for insertion into the open end-of a bag heldin. the

bag magazine;

Fig. '7 is an enlarged fragmentary cross-sectional View of that portionof the apparatus shown in Fig. 5, the same being taken along the line'll thereof, looking in the direction of the arrows; and

Fig. 8 is a cross-sectional view of that portion of the apparatus shownin Fig. 7, the same being taken'along the line 88 thereof, lookingin'the direction of the arrows.

Referring now to the drawings, wherein like numerals indicate likeparts, there is shown in Fig. 1 a table top supporting platform ill,suitably mounted upon a plurality of spaced upright angle iron legs I 2,and having an angle iron reinforcing and covering edge strip I3. A shelfH5 is mount- 'ed underneath the platform It on the legs l2, and isadditionally braced by suitable flat bracing strips [6. A smallershelf-like supporting structure I8 is suspended intermediate the ends ofthe shelf M by suitable angle iron depending-supports 2!] and horizontalangle iron supports 22.

A conventional electric motor 24' is mounted on fthe supportingstructure It, which in turn is connected by a flexible coupling 25 to aconventional reduction gear unit 28, having a sprocket driving gear fordriving a chain 32.

A pair of upright supporting brackets 34 are -mounted on opposite sidesof the shelf l4 adjacent each end thereof, and each pair of brackets 34has a shaft 36 rotatably mounted on its upper end, which shafts projectoutwardly beyond the :brackets 34 on opposite sides of the apparatus. Onthe projecting end of one of the shafts there is fixedly mounted asprocket wheel All,

which is, in turn, operatively connected by the endless driving'chain 32to the driving sprocket wheel 30 of the reduction gear unit 28. Eachofthe shafts 36 has a sprocket wheel 42 =mounted fixedly thereon adjacenteach end, and the sprocket wheels 42 on each side of the table topsupporting platform H are connected by an endless chain &4. The chains44, which extend longitudinally of the platform It along each sidethereof, are connected transversely at longitudinally spaced intervalsby a series of pusher bars 46, which are adapted to be substantiallyslid along the upper surface of the supporting platform II] when thechains 44 are in motion. A suitable transversely extending slot 48 isprovided in the supporting platform ID to permit the pusher bars 46 topass upwardly onto the same.

A confection magazine is mounted adjacent one end of the apparatus by atransversely spaced pair of upright supporting brackets 4'! secured inany suitable manner to the upper surface of the supporting platform III,which brackets are appropriately obliquely braced by suitable bracingstrips 49. The magazine 45 is spaced vertically above the top surface ofthe supporting platform divided Vertically by a series of transverselyspaced vertical division plates 5i forming a series of pockets ,53 ofsufiicient size to receive a plurality of the confections in stackedrelationship.

- The outer free ends of each of the division plates 5| are providedwith an integral laterally extending flange plate 55, which is adaptedto extend transversely for a short distance across the front side ofeach of the adjacent pockets 53. It will therefore be noted that theflange plates'55 of ad- 'jacent division plates 5| do'n'ot meet andcompletely close the back side of each pocket 53, but

are sospaced 'as to provide a vertical slot 51 centrally of each pocket53, which slot 57 is open at both ends to permit'the passage of handlesticks 52 therethrough when stick confections are being bagged on theapparatus. In the illustration shown there are six pockets 53 formed inthe confection magazine, and the spacing or division of these pocketsconform to the spacing ar rangement of the six longitudinally spacedrows of confections when they are held in a conventional stick holder orspur plat (not shown). The slot 5? permits the protruding ends of thehandle sticks 52 to project therethrough, or the projecting ends of thespurs of a spur plate (upon -which bar types of confections are frozenand manipulated until they are ready for bagging) to pass therethro-ugh.Of course, any numbers of pockets may be provided, as desired, dependingupon the number of rows in the portable carrier used in freezing theconfections, without departing from the spirit of the present inven- Ition. It will be obvious that the apparatus has been so designed thatless than all or any given number of pockets may be filled withconfections "and the apparatus will bag such confections as efficientlyasif all of-the pockets were supplied a rod 59 is welded or otherwisesecured centrally with confections. An abutment in the form of of theinner front side of the pockets 53 against which the forward or topsides of the confections 5 rest when they are properly positionedtherein. 5

' tional surface engagement of the top side of the The rods 59 serve tolimit the amount of fricconfection 50 with the forward side of the con--'fection magazine 45 in order to reduce or minj imize breakage of thefragile outer shell of chocolate or other coating covering the coatedtypes of confections. This rod' 59 also serves to prevent large surfaceareas of theconfections 5!) from frictionally contacting th magazine 45and becoming bonded thereto by the latent refrigeration in theconfection, whereby they will b prevented from gravitating downwardlyuntil the lowermost confection rests on the tabl top of the supportingplatform IE3, which is its normal position for being engaged by thepusher bars 45 and being moved through the apparatus.

A bag magazine 6! is correspondingly mounted adjacent the opposite endof the supporting platform It] by corresponding brackets 63, which in 1turn are suitably'braced by brace rods 65. The ,bag'magazine 5| isimilarly subdivided into pock "medals jets 57 byvertical division plates66, thenumber "of pockets Bl corresponding to the number of pockets ofthe confection magazine 45-, as best shown in Fig. 1. Each of thepockets 6'! is provided adjacent its lower ends with suitable stops orsupporting flanges 6-9 and H for supporting stacks of bags in properposition therein and in-- spaced relation to the table top supportingplatform I0. It will be noted that the larger flanges 69 are oftriangular shape,;and that the smaller flanges II are of angular shapesothat they will engage only the longer front or label side 68- of'aconventional bag 10, which side forms a suitable finger tab for openingthe bag. With this construction the shorter back side 72' of aconventional bag will hang freely and depend downwardly when the bags 10are properly'positioned in the bag magazine with their longer or labelsides facing upwardly, as best shown in Fig, 5. It will thus be apparentthat the apparatus is capable of using conventional types of confectionbags, and that no special bag construction is required for theapparatus.

Since the bags 10 are of wider dimensions than the confections 50, sincethey must receive the same, it is necessary to construct the widerpockets 61 of the bag magazine GI on wider centers than the pockets 53'of the confection magazine 45. Accordingly, the confections 50; whenthey are being moved from the confection magazine 45 to, the bagmagazine, must be spread out sufficiently to allow for such increase inwidth dimensions of the bags 10 over the confections 50. Therefore, aserie of guideways or passageways I3 must be provided for keeping theseveral rows of confections in proper alignment from the confectionmagazine 45 to the bag magazine 6|. The passageways I3 are formed by aseries of longitudinally extending vertical guide plates 15, which aremounted over the table top supporting platformlll in spaced relationthereto, being supported by spaced angle iron cross-bars I1 and 19.These guide plates 15 must be mounted above the platform I0 sufficientlyhigh to allow enough clearance therebetween to permit passage of thepusher bars 46 thereunder, but must not be high enough to permit passageof a confection thereunder. It will be noted that the cross-bar I1 ismounted between the brackets 41 supporting the confection magazine, andthat the cross-bar I0 is mounted onupstanding channel shaped brackets 8Isecured to the top of the supporting structure intermediate its ends bybolts 83. A top cover plate 85 is secured by bolts 81 to the cross-bar11, covering the passageway leading out from under the confectionmagazine 45; and serves not only to provide additional anchoring meansfor the vertical guides 15 but also to prevent confections 50 fromjumping out of their respective passageways as they are forced 'by thepusher bar 46 out of the confection magazine 45. The forward ends of thevertical guides 15 immediately in front of the bag magazine SI areanchored together by suitable angular spacing clips 83, which are weldedor otherwise permanently secured thereto. (Se Fig. '7.)

Auxiliaryguiding means in the form of pairs of spring metal fingers 81are mounted above the table top platform I0 on the forward ends of eachof the passageways or guideways I3, which fingers 91 are adapted to bemoved toward and away from each other andinto and out of the open endsof the bags 10 as'the confections 50 are being pushed therebetweenby'the pusherbars 45. (See Fig. 7.)

'These fingers-8T are-formed offiflatspring "steel,-

"fe'otion' 50 along the guideway 13.

' mediately below the bag magazine IS I.

and, as best shown in Fig. 3, the one finger'on one guideway is formedintegrally with the opbar 19 to which it is fastened by a bolt 93.

The lower bag I0 in each of the bag pockets 61 is initially opened bymeans of a blast or jet of air, which is operated by movement of thecon- An air inlet valve 93, which is connected to a constant source ofair supply (notshown), is mounted by bolts to the upright flange of theangle iron cross- 151 91 leads from thevalve 93 to a T-connecti-on 99,

bar 11, as best shown in Fig. 3. An air outlet line where it subdividesinto two lines IOI leading to opposite sides of a discharge pipe I03extending transversely of the apparatus, and supported by rods I05secured by bolts I01 to th cross-bar I9. The discharge pipe I03 isprovided With a series of groups of small holes I09, which openforwardly and centrally of each passageway 13 toward the bag magazineEach group, consisting of three small holes I09, is provided with asnugly encircling pivotally mounted collar member III, which partiallyencircles the discharge pipe I03 adjacent said holes, forming a rotatingsleeve valve. Each collar member or sleeve valve I I I has an outwardlyextending lever I I3 that is normally held by gravity downwardly andforwardly into its respectively aligned passageway I 3 so that it willproject directly into the path of movement of the confection 50'therethrough. When the lever I.I'3

its respective collar'member I II covers the series of small holes I09so that no air can escape, but

When the confection 50 has passed beyond the lever H3, the same ispermitted to gravitate to its normal position, closing the holes I09,thereby stopping the flow of air therefrom. A series of transverselyspaced air deflecting plates II5 are mounted on a suitable cross-bar Ill, the spacing of the plates II5 being such that one each is providedabove eachpassageway 73 between the air discharging valve III and th'bag magazine GI. These plates II5 are angularly mounted so as todeflect the blast or jet of air downwardly and directly into thelowermost bag 10 of its respectively aligned pocket 61 of the bagmagazine 6 I, as best shown in Figs. 4 to 6.

A' rocker or tiltable plate member [I9 is mounted through a transverselyextending slot I20 in the table top supporting platform I0 im- Therocker member H9 is fixedly mounted on a shaft I2I, which has its endssuitably journalled in: the supporting structure I0. The rocker platemember II 9 has its backward side I23 weighted, as indicated at I25, inorder that its lighter forward side I21 is normally held by gravityagainst the open bottom of the bag magazine BI. It will be apparent thatas the confection 50 is moved into the open end of the bag 10 in the bagmagazine 6i, the pusher bar 46 will ride upwardly and over the forwardside I21 of the rocker member H9, causing it to be moved downwardly andthereby permitting discharge of the bagged confectionery product intothe receiving chute I29 mounted'below and in spaced relation to theend-ofthe table top supporting platform I0, whichspacing permits passageof the pusher bars 46 below the platform ill to begin their returnmovement under the supporting platform I0.

In operation of the apparatus, it will be assumed that. the bag magazine6| is properly loaded with collapsed confection bags 70 of conventionalconstruction, having their shorter back sides 72 facing downwardly so asto depend freely of the supporting stops H, and that the motor 24 is inoperation .so that the endless chains 44 are moving the pusher bars 46across the top of the supporting platform 10 from the confectionmagazine 45 towards the bag magazine 6|. The confection magazine 45 isnow ready to be loaded from a conventional portable stickholder or spurplate (not shown) which device is turned on its side and positioneddirectly over the open tops of the pockets 53 of the confectionmagazine, with the handle sticks or spurs projecting through 'the slotsthereof. When the confections 50 are thus deposited in the confectionmagazine 45, they may be released from the carrier, whereupon theconfections 50 will gravitate downwardly until the bottom confection isresting on the table top supporting structure. tional confections may bedeposited in the confection magazine 45 on top of the confectionsalready positioned therein until the magazine is full. When th pusherbar 46 is moved underneath the confection magazine 45, it will engage,the lowermost confections of each pocket, which are resting on thesupporting platform l0, and

move them forwardly into their respectively aligned passageways 13. Asthe confections 50 move forwardly along their respective passageways 13,they will engage the downwardly projecting levers I I3 and move themupwardly, thereby rotating the sleeve valve Ill until the holes I09 areuncovered, which permits air to escape therefrom against the deflectingplate H5 and then into the bottom bag of the bag magazine 6|. The jet ofair tends to blow the free back side of the bag downwardly while thestops 69 and 'H hold the front or label side securely in the bagmagazine 61. The confection 50 is now about ready to pass between theauxiliary guide fingers 81, causing them to move outwardly and into theopen end of the bellowed bag in the bag magazine. The confection 50,being longer than the distance between the lever H3 and the auxiliary.

guide fingers 81, causes the latter to be moved into the partially openbag before it passes beyond the lever H3, permitting it to drop down toits normal position, which in turn causes its rotating sleeve to closethe holes in the air discharge line When the confection 55 is moved intoits 1 03. proper position in the bag 10, it passes beyond the guidefingers 81, ancl'they are permitted to return to their normal closedposition, whereupon they are withdrawn from the bag 10. The pusher barspective bag 15, rides up over the front side I21 of the rocker member II9, forcing it to tilt downwardly, thereby releasing the baggedconfection from the bag magazine 6! because the stops are insufficientto support the bag with a confection deposited therein, whereupon thepusher bar 46 forces the bagged confection into the receiving chute I29as it passes through the slot l3l underneath the table top supportingplatform When the pusher bar 45 clears the front side I21 of the rockermember H9, its weighted back side I23 causes it to tilt back to itsnormal position with the front side 12! closing the bottom of the bagmagazine 6|, 7

It will be obvious that addi- 46, while pushing the confection into itsre '9" It will be a parent from the foregoing description that theapparatus is capable of continuous operation, and that, when each of thepockets 53 of the confectionmagazine 45 is kept supplied withconfections 50, six confections will be bagged every time apusher barmoves across the table top H). It will also be apparent that, if one or'more of the pockets 53 of the confection maga- -zine;45 is not suppliedwith confections 50, the

apparatus will function just as efficiently for the remaining filledpockets 53, and that no bags 10 will be wasted by the apparatus becausea pocket in the confection magazine 45 has been unfilled withconfections. The air blowing mechanism does not operate unless aconfection passes under its projecting lever H3 depending .in itscorresponding passageway. Neither do the fingers 81 open out and intothe bag 10 unless a confection 50 passes therebetween. Consequently, nobag will be used in a pocket of the bag magazine 6| unless a confection50 is being moved down its respectively aligned passageway. Since eachof the levers I I3 operate their respective air valves H| independentlyof each other, it is apparent that the efiiciency of the apparatus isnot impaired if no confection is being moved through any givenpassageway Although we have only described in detail one form which ourinvention may assume, it will be apparent to those skilled in the artthat the invention i not so limited, but that various modifications maybe made therein without departing from the spirit thereof or from thescope of the appended claims. I

What we claim is:

1. In a machine of the character described, a supporting platform, aconfection magazine mounted in spaced relation above said platform forholding a plurality of stacked confections, a

bag magazine mounted above said platform in spaced relation to saidconfection magazine for receiving a plurality of collapsed bags, meansoperating continuously in a single direction for moving a confectionfrom said confection magazine into a bag in said bag magazine, guidemeans through which the confection is moved along said platform, andmeans operable by said confection for expanding the bottom bag in saidbag magazine for reception of said confection.

2. In a machine of the character described, a supporting platform, aconfection magazine mounted in spaced relation above said platform forholding a plurality of stacked confections, a bag magazine mounted abovesaid platform in spaced relation to said confection magazine forreceiving a plurality of collapsed bags, conveyor means for moving aconfection from said confection magazine into a bag in said bagmagazine, guide means through which the confection is moved along saidplatform, means operable by said confection for expanding the bottom bagin said bag magazine for reception of said confection, and a secondguide means operable by said confection and movable into and out of theopen ,end of said expanded bag to facilitate insertion of the confectiontherein.

3. In a machine of the character described, a supporting platform, aconfection magazine mounted in spaced relation above said platform forholding a plurality of stacked confections, a bag magazine mounted abovesaid platform in spaced relation to said confection magazine forreceiving a plurality of collapsed bags, means for continuously rotatinga pusher member for moving a confection fromsaid confection magazlneinto a bag in saidbag magazine, guide means through which the confectionis moved along said platform, means operable by the confection forexpanding the bottom bag in said bag magazine for reception of saidconfection, and means operable by said pusher member to prevent movementof the bag during insertion of the confection therein.

4. In a machine of the character described, a

supporting platform, a confection magazine mounted in spaced relationabove said platform for holding a plurality ofstacked confections, a bagmagazine mounted above said platform in spaced relation to saidconfection magazine for receiving a plurality of collapsed bags,conveyor means for moving a confection from said confection magazineinto a bag in said bag magazine, guide means through which theconfection is moved along said platform, means including an air jetoperable by movement of the confection for expanding the bottom bag insaid bag magazine for reception of said confection, and an auxiliaryguide means including a pair of expanding fingers operable by movementof said confection for movement into and out of the open end of saidexpanded bag to facilitate insertion of the confection therein,

In a machine of the character described, a supporting platform, aconfection magazine mounted" in spaced relation above said platformforholding a plurality of stacked confections, a bag: magazine mountedabove said platform in spaced relation to said confection magazine forreceiving a plurality of collapsed bags, conveyor means for moving aconfection from said confection magazine into a bag in said bagmagazine, guide means through which the confection is moved along saidplatform, means including a lever mounted in spaced relation to saidplatform over said guideway and operable by passage of the confectionthereunder for opening an air valve to release a jet of air therefrom,means for directing said jet of air into the open end of the bottom bagin said bag magazine for expanding the same, and an auxiliary guidemeans including a pair of laterally expanding and contracting fingersoperable by passage of the confection therebetween for holding saidexpanded bag open until the confection has been inserted therein.

6}. In a machine of the character described, a supporting platform, aconfection magazine mounted in spaced relation above said platform forholding a plurality of stacked confections, a bag magazine similarlymounted above said platform: in spaced relation to said'confectionmagazine for receiving a plurality of collapsed bags, conveyor means formoving a confection from said confection magazine into a bag in said bagmagazine and to discharge said bag and contents therefrom; means forexpanding the bottom bag in said bag magazine as said confectionapproaches the same, mean movable into and out of the open end of saidexpanded bag for guid ing the confection therein, and means operable bysaid moving conveyor means for preventing movement of the bagduringinsertion of the con f-ection therein while the same is held insaid bag magazine and to discharge the bag therefrom after saidconfection has been inserted in said expanded bag.

'I'. In: a machine of the character described, a supporting platform, aconfection magazine mounted in" spaced relation above saidplatform forholding a-plurality of stacked confections, a-

bag magazine similarly mounted above said plat-- form in spaced relationto said confection magazine for receiving a plurality of collapsed bags,conveyor means for moving a confection from said confection magazineinto a bag in said bag magazine and to discharge said bag and contentstherefrom, means for expanding the bottom bag in said bag magazine assaid confection approaches the same, means movable into and out of theopen end of said expanded bag for guiding the confection therein, andtiltable means for preventing movement of the bag during insertion ofthe confection while the same is held expanded in said bag magazine,said tiltable means being operable bysaid moving means to permitdischarge of the bagged confection therefrom.

8.-In: a machine of the character described, a supporting platform, aconfection magazine mounted in spaced relation above said platform forholding a plurality of spaced columns of stacked confections with thebottom confection of each column resting on said platform, a bag magiazine mounted above said platform having a plurality of spaced columnsfor receiving a corresponding number of stacks of collapsed bags, meansfor holding the bottom bag of each stack in spaced relation above saidplatform, means adapted to be moved over said supporting platform formoving a. plurality of confections-from said confection magazine to saidbag magazine, spaced guide means mounted on said platform for forming aseries of passageways for guiding said confections from said confectionmagazine to said bag magazine, means mounted in said passagewaysoperable by movement of confections therethrough forcausing each of thebottombags in said bag magazine to be expanded, and auxiliary guidemeans mounted adjacent thel ends of each of said passageways adapted tobe 'in spaced relation above said platform, means adapted to be movedover said supporting plat! form for moving a plurality of confectionsfrom said confection magazine to said bag magazine, spaced guide meansmounted on said platform for forming a series of passageways for guidingsaid confections from said confection magazine to said bag .magazine,means mounted in said passageways including a. series of levers operableby movem ent of the confections therethrough for causing a jet ofairtoexpand the bottom bagsof each column in said bag magazine, aux-- iliaryguide means including a series of expanding fingers adapted to be movedinto the open ends of said expanded bags by said confections forfacilitating insertion of the confections therein, and means operable bysaid moving means to prevent movement of the expanded bags until saidconfections have been inserted therein and then to permit discharge ofthe bagged confections from said bag magazine.

10. In amachine of the character described, a supporting platform, aconfection magazine for holding a plurality of {spaced columns ofstacked confections with the bottom confection of each column resting onsaid platform, a bag magazine mounted above said platform having aplurality of spaced columns for receiving a corresponding number ofstacks of collapsed bags, means for holding the bottom bag of each stackin spaced relation above' said platform, endless means having a seriesof spaced pusher members adapted to be moved continuously overthe topsurface of said supporting platform formoving a plurality of confectionsfrom said confection magazine to said bag magazine, a series oftransversely spaced guide means mounted above said platform forproviding a series of passageways for guiding said confection from saidconfection magazine to said bag'magazine, means including a series oflevers projecting into each of said passageways operable by movement ofthe confection therethrough for opening a valve to permit a jet of airto be directed against the bottom bag in said column aligned with saidpassageway for expanding said bag, auxiliary guide means including apair of resilient fingers movable by said confection into said expandedbag to facilitate insertion of said confection therein, and means includng a rocker member for holding said expanded bag in said magazine untilsaid confection is positioned therein and then to permit dischargetherefrom. V

11. In a machine of the character described, a supporting platform, aconfection magazine mounted in spaced relation above said platform forholding a pluralitv of spaced columns of stacked confections with thebottom confection of each column resting on said platform, a bagmagazine mounted above said platform having a plurality of spacedcolumns for receiving a corresponding number of stacks of collapsedbags, means for holding the bottom bagof each stack in spaced relationabove said platform, endless means having a series of spaced pushermembers adapted to be moved continuously over the top,

surface of said supporting platform for moving a plurality ofconfections from said confection magazine to said bag magazine, a seriesof transversely'spaced guidemeans mounted above said platform forproviding a series of passageways for guiding said confection from saidconfection magazine to said bag magazine, means including a series oflevers projecting into each of said passageways operable by movement ofthe confection therethrough for opening a valve to permit a jet of airto be directed against the bottom bag in said column aligned with saidpassageway for expanding said bag, means for deflecting said. jet of airdirectly into the open end of said bott m bag, auxiliary guide meansincluding a pair of resilient fingers movable by said confection intosaid expanded bag to facilitate insertion of said confection therein,and means including a rocker member for holding said expanded bag insaid magazine until said confection is positioned therein and then topermit discharge therefrom.

12. In a machine of the character described, a supporting platform. aconfection magazine mounted in spaced relation above said platform forholding a plurality of spaced columns of stacked confections with thebottom confection of each column resting on said platform, a bagmagazine mounted above said platform having a plurality of spacedcolumns for receiving a cormounted in spaced relation above saidplatform responding number of stacks of collapsed bags: means forholding the bottom bag of each stack in spaced relation above saidplatform, endless means having a series of spaced pusher members adaptedto be moved continuously over the top' surface of said supportingplatform for moving a plurality of confections from said confectionmagazine to said bag magazine, a series'of transversely spaced guidemeans mounted above said platform for providing a series of passagewaysfor guiding said confection, from said confection magazine to said bagmagazine, means including a series of independently operable leversprojecting into each of said passageways each adapted to be operatedindependently of the others by movement of a'confection through itsrespective passageway for opening an air valve to permit a jet of air toescape therefrom for expanding the bottom has in the correspondinglyaligned columns of the bag magazine, auxiliary guide means including aseries of resilient fingers adapted to be moved by passage of aconfection therebetween into the open ends of, its aligned expanded bagto facilitate insertion of the confection therein, means including atiltable member which is normally held adjacent the open bottoms of saidcolumns of'said bag magazine for holding said expanded bags insaidmagazine until the confections are positioned therein and thenadapted to be tilted away from said bag magazine, by said pusher memberas the same.

moves thereover to eject the bagged confections from their respectivecolumns.

13. In a machine of the character described, a supporting platform, aconfection magazine mounted in spaced relation above said platform forholding a plurality of spaced columns of stacked confections with thebottom confection of each column resting on said platform, a bagmagazine mounted above said platform having a plurality of spacedcolumns for receiving a corresponding number of stacks of collapsedbags, means for holding the bottom bag'of each stack in'spaced relationabove said platform, endless means: having a series of spaced pushermembers ada ted to be moved continuously over the top 7 ing into each ofsaid passageways each operable by movement of the confection through itsre-' spective passageway for opening a valve to permit a jet of air toescape therefrom, means for deflecting said jet of air into the open endof said bottom. bag of its respective column for expanding the same,auxiliary guide means including a pair of spring fingers adapted to beex-' panded by passage of the confection therebetweeninto the open endsof the said expanded bag aligned with its corresponding passageway "tofacilitate insertion of the confection therein, and means including arocker member which is normally held against the bottoms of said bagmagazine for holding said expanded bags in said maga zine until saidconfections are positioned therein and then adapted to be rocked by saidpusher member to permit discharge of the bagged confections therefrom.

r 14. In a machine of the character described, a supporting platform, aconfection magazine mounted in spaced relation above said platform forholding a plurality of spaced columns of stacked confections With thebottom confection of each column resting on said platform, a bagmagazine mounted above said platform having a plurality of spacedcolumns for receiving a corresponding number of stacks of collapsedbags, means for holding the bottom bag of each stack in spaced relationabove said platform, endless means having a series of spaced pushermembers adapted to be moved continuously over the top surface of saidsupporting platform for moving a plurality of confections from saidconfection magazine to said bag magazine, a series of transverselyspaced guide means mounted above said platform for providing a series ofpassageways for guiding said confection from said confection magazine tosaid bag magazine, means including a series of independently operablelevers projecting one each into each said passageways whereby they willbe engaged by a confection moving therein for opening a valve to permita jet of air to be released, means for deflecting said released jet ofair against the open end of the bottom bag of its respectively alignedcolumn to cause the same to be expanded, a series of auxiliary guidemembers each including a pair of resilient fingers normally held inclosed position adjacent the discharge end of said passageways which arespread into said expanded bags by movement of a confection therebetweento hold the bag open in its expanded position while its respectiveconfection is moved therein, means including a tiltable memher which isnormally held by gravity adjacent the open bottoms of said columns ofsaid bag magazine for holding said expanded bags in said magazine whileconfections are being positioned therein and which is then adapted to betilted away from said bag magazines by said confection pusher member asthe same moves thereover to eject the bagged confections therefrom.

ABRAHAM I-I. BAYER. GORDON BEYETTE.

